This document provides a proposal for a complex SaaS application project. It includes a description of requirements, architecture, technologies, documentation, testing plans, project schedule, and costs. The project will be delivered in 6 stages over 14 weeks. It will use .NET and SQL Server and include administrator, POS, and customer-facing applications. The total estimated budget is $58,209 to be paid in 6 installments tied to stage completions.

1. Proposal
Sample Project 3: Complex SaaS
application
11/7/2012

2. Table of content
1. Short project description 3
2. List of important requirements 3
3. Possible risks 3
4. System Architecture 4
5. Technologies 4
6. Documentation 5
7. Quality Control and Testing 5
8. Communication 5
9. Project Breakdown with time efforts estimation 5
10. Project delivery plan by stages 9
11. Budget details 12
12. Payment terms 12
13. Warranty 13
14. Maintenance and support terms 13
15. Information 14
16. Contact Details 15
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3. Technical Part
1. Short project description
In this field, you can briefly provide the most important information about the project, for example, the project name, a
short description, objectives, and general technologies.
2. List of important requirements
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here those requirements which singificantly determine work scope of the project.
3. Possible Risks
In this field, you can make a note of every possible risk in project development, for example technical issues or any
other issue that may lead to missing deadlines, not staying within budget, or not completing the project.
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4. 4. System Architecture
The system will consist of the following major sections:
1) Administrator web-based application
2) POS terminal application
3) Service system application
4) Web users application
5) MS SQL Server database
5. Technologies
ZX suggests building the system using the following technologies:
1) HTML 5
2) WPF
3) jQuery
4) Javascript
5) Microsoft.NET 4.0
6) ASP.NET MVC3
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5. 7) Crystal Reports
8) Microsoft Windows
9) Entity Framework
6. Documentation
ZX will provide:
1) Commented source code
2) Mockups
3) Software requirements specification
4) Technical documentation
7. Quality Control and Testing
ZX will implement the following tests:
1) Functional testing
2) Performance testing
3) Usability testing
4) Security testing
8. Communication
ZX will ensure excellent communication throughout the entire duration of the project:
Day to Day
a. Client will be able to communicate with a project manager via a desired instant messenger, Skype, e-mail
b. Direct access to the latest development version of the system (demo site)
Weekly
a. Conference call with presentation of results achieved (shared desktop)
9. Project Breakdown with time efforts estimation
Timeline and price in this proposal are referred to the entire application.
# Stages/Tasks Efforts, man-hours
Stage 1 Analysis and Design
1.1 Analysing Requirments 16
1.2 Web site design 16
1.3 Work plan 18
1.4 System architecture 24
Stage 2 Implementation
2.1 Multi-tenant architecture
2.1.1 Registration of new tenant 20
2.1.2 Adaptation of current database structure 40
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6. 2.1.3 Subscription, tenant properties 20
2.1.4 Adaptation of existing reports 40
2.2 Customer Tab
2.2.1 Customer Maintanence
2.2.1.1 Customer Form 24
2.2.1.2 Category Form (Category maintainence) 8
2.2.1.3 Upload Photo Dialog 6
2.2.1.4 Address Editor 6
2.2.1.5 Email button 1
2.2.1.6 Customer Secodary Id Form 8
2.2.1.7 Purchaser Form 8
2.2.1.8 Report (SQL Reporting) with selecting Order 4
2.2.1.9 Redeem Ronald Svewept s Frequent Shopper points 8
2.2.2 Instore Carge AR Maintainence
2.2.2.1 Main Form 24
2.2.2.2 Charges 16
2.2.2.3 Payments 16
2.2.2.4 AutoApply Payments 4
2.2.2.5 Credit memo 16
2.2.2.6 Instore Charge Finance 16
2.2.2.7 Customer Attriutes 16
2.2.2.8 Aging Report 8
2.2.2.9 Statement Report 8
2.2.2.10 Activity Report 8
2.2.2.11 Balance Detail Report 8
2.2.2.12 Balance Summary Report 8
2.3 Inventory
2.3.1 Cost Calculator 12
2.3.2 Receive an Invoice
2.3.2.1 Form (+CRUD) 24
2.3.2.2 Search 12
2.3.2.3 PO Adjustment 16
2.3.2.4 Create Batch 8
2.3.2.5 Preview (Report) 4
2.4 Ribbon Bar implementation 40
2.5 BarTender integration 32
2.6 Testing 40
Stage 3 Implementation
3.1 Point of Sale
3.1.1 Store Sales
3.1.1.1 Main Form + CRUD 20
3.1.1.2 Stores Graph Diagram 32
3.1.1.3 Memo Dialog 4
3.1.1.4 Report 4
3.1.1.5 Agregate Report 4
3.1.1.6 Taxes Dialog(Summary/Detail view + Report) 20
3.1.2 Product Sales 24
3.1.2.1 Main Form 20
3.1.2.2 Filters 6
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7. 3.1.2.3 Product Movement 4
3.1.2.4 Report 4
3.1.3 Weekly Balance Summary
3.1.3.1 Main Page 16
3.1.3.2 Setting page 4
3.1.3.3 Report 4
3.1.4 Till Statistics and Balancing
3.1.4.1 Main Page 16
3.1.4.2 Report 4
3.1.4.3 Get Employee Popup 6
3.1.4.4 Convert concurency 4
3.1.4.5 Till Status Report 4
3.1.4.6 Settings - Balance by cashier/by lane 8
3.1.5 Safe Statistics and Balancing
3.1.5.1 Page 32
3.1.5.2 Report 4
3.1.5.3 Make a deposit (Deposit form + Check form) 32
3.1.5.4 Show till monitor (dialog) 16
3.1.5.5 Safe Adjustment 6
3.1.5.6 Countdown dialog 12
3.1.5.7 Date search 4
3.1.5.8 Safe audit report 4
3.1.6 Balancing Overview
3.1.6.1 Main Page 24
3.1.6.2 Report 4
3.1.6.3 Discount and Coupon Summary Report 4
3.1.7 Electronic Journal
3.1.7.1 Page 16
3.1.7.2 Retail Search 8
3.1.7.3 Analyze Transition 8
3.1.7.4 Analyze Order 8
3.1.7.5 Show All Employees 4
3.1.7.6 Report 4
3.1.8 Print EFT Charges Report
3.1.8.1 Report configure dialog 8
3.1.8.2 Report 6
3.1.9 Products
3.1.10 Product Maintenance
3.1.10.1 Main Form 32
3.1.10.2 Report 4
3.1.10.3 Product Groups 6
3.1.10.4 Additional Vendors 6
3.1.10.5 Inventory 6
3.1.10.6 Product Movement
3.1.10.7 Price History 2
3.1.10.8 Product Batches 2
3.1.10.9 Scale Data ( + 1 subform) 12
3.1.10.10 Power Edit 2
3.1.10.11 Cost Calculator 6
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8. 3.1.11 Product Batches Maintenance
3.1.11.1 Main Form 16
3.1.11.2 Report 4
3.1.11.3 Add New Batches 4
3.1.11.4 Find a Batch (batch table) 4
3.1.11.5 Date Change 4
3.1.11.6 Product Movement
3.1.11.7 Apply Change 4
3.1.11.8 Review Related Batches 4
3.1.11.9 Prouct Ad Loss Report 4
3.1.11.10 Prices that will remain in effect 4
3.1.12 Product Group Maintenance
3.1.12.1 Form 16
3.1.12.2 Report 4
3.1.13 Power Edit
3.1.13.1 Form 16
3.1.13.2 Report 4
3.1.14 Print Custom Labels
3.1.14.1 Form 24
3.1.14.2 Printing (Report) 8
3.1.15 Convert Currency 16
3.1.16 Product Movement (used in other forms + Report ) 24
3.2 Testing 64
Stage 4 Implementation
4.1 Administration
4.1.1 Customer Maintenance 16
4.1.2 Employee Maintenance 24
4.1.3 Vendor Maintenance
4.1.3.1 Vendor page 20
4.1.3.2 Report 4
4.1.4 Template Maintenance
4.1.4.1 Template page 16
4.2 Crystal Reports deployment 16
Stage 5 Testing and other QA tasks
5.1 Final testing of all implemented functionality 160
5.2 Debugging, Bugs fixing 120
Stage 6 Deployment
6.1 Deployment of customer server 8
6.2 Knowledge transfer to customer staff 16
6.3 Technical documentation 16
Total estimated efforts: 1733 man-hours
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9. 10. Project delivery plan by stages
The project will be implemented in the following stages:
Stage 1. Analysis and Design
Tasks Analysing Requirments;Web site design;Work plan ;System architecture;
Deliverables System architecture, work plan and web design of application
Estimate (work days) 5
Total man-hours by stage 74
Labor category Man-hours per category Staff quantity Man-hours per person
Project manager 34 1 34
Senior software engineer 24 1 24
Web designer 16 1 16
Stage 2. Implementation
Tasks Multi-tenant architecture;Registration of new tenant;Adaptation of current
database structure;Subscription, tenant properties ;Adaptation of existing
reports;Customer Tab;Customer Maintanence;Instore Carge AR
Deliverables Updated version of application on developer s server
Estimate (work days) 22
Total man-hours by stage 529
Labor category Man-hours per category Staff quantity Man-hours per person
Senior software engineer 162 1 162
Software engineer 327 2 163.5
Software test engineer 40 1 40
Stage 3. Implementation
Tasks Point of Sale;Store Sales;Product Sales;Weekly Balance Summary;Till
Statistics and Balancing;Safe Statistics and Balancing;Balancing
Overview;Electronic Journal;Print EFT Charges Report;Products;Product
Maintenance;Product Batches Maintenance;Product Group
Deliverables Updated version of application on developer s server
Estimate (work days) 23
Total man-hours by stage 714
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10. Labor category Man-hours per category Staff quantity Man-hours per person
Senior software engineer 98 1 98
Software engineer 528 3 176
Software test engineer 64 1 64
Stage 4. Implementation
Tasks Administration;Customer Maintenance;Employee Maintenance;Vendor
Deliverables Completed application with some bugs on developer s server
Estimate (work days) 5
Total man-hours by stage 96
Labor category Man-hours per category Staff quantity Man-hours per person
Senior software engineer 36 1 36
Software engineer 60 2 30
Stage 5. Testing and other QA tasks
Tasks Final testing of all implemented functionality;Debugging, Bugs fixing;
Deliverables Competed application on developer s server
Estimate (work days) 10
Total man-hours by stage 280
Labor category Man-hours per category Staff quantity Man-hours per person
Software engineer 120 2 60
Software test engineer 160 2 80
Stage 6. Deployment
Tasks Deployment of customer server;Knowledge transfer to customer
Deliverables Completed application on client s server
Estimate (work days) 2
Total man-hours by stage 40
Labor category Man-hours per category Staff quantity Man-hours per person
Project manager 16 1 16
Senior software engineer 8 1 8
Software test engineer 16 1 16
Total project timeframe: 14 weeks.
Total estimated efforts: 1733 man-hours
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11. Time efforts by labor category
Labor category Duration, man-hours
Project manager 50
Senior software engineer 328
Software engineer 1035
Web designer 16
Software test engineer 280
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12. Financial Part
11. Budget details
Software engineer 31 USD per hour
Project manager 40 USD per hour
Senior software engineer 38 USD per hour
Web designer 25 USD per hour
Software test engineer 22 USD per hour
Budget calculation
Labor category Duration, man-hours Cost per category Total cost per category
Software engineer 1035 31 32085
Project manager 50 40 2000
Senior software engineer 328 38 12464
Web designer 16 25 400
Software test engineer 280 22 6160
Total (USD) 53109
Additional Services
• Knowledge transfer and client's staff education - 3500 USD
• Cloud Amazon hosting rent and deployment - 1600 USD
Total price is 58209 USD
The total cost includes:
• 12 months of free bug fixing
• Development and testing efforts to create the entire project
• Final deliverables in accordance with project work scope listed in proposal
12. Payment terms
• Pre-payment : 20 % Price: 11641.8 USD
• After completion of Stage 2: 15 % Price: 8731.35 USD
• After completion of Stage 3: 15 % Price: 8731.35 USD
• After completion of Stage 4: 15 % Price: 8731.35 USD
• After completion of Stage 5: 15 % Price: 8731.35 USD
• After completion of Stage 6: 20 % Price: 11641.8 USD
Total price: 58209 USD
Methods of payment
• ZX accepts payment via Credit card
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13. • ZX accepts payment via Cash
• ZX accepts payment via Check
• ZX accepts payment via Wire transfer
• ZX accepts payment via PayPal
Payment Notes
We will provide source code only after full payment.
13. Warranty
All errors that are discovered within the first three months of system operation will be fixed at no additional cost.
14. Maintenance and support terms
Will be discussed after project completion.
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14. General information
15. Information
Key Services:
Key Skills:
Location: Russia
Team Expertise
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15. 16. Contact Details
Email: zhuravlevod@gmail.com
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